菅
sedge
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
- ケン
Kun'yomi
- すげ
Nanori
- す
- すが
- すご
Meaning
菅 refers to sedge, a type of grass-like plant often found in wetlands.
Most common words using 菅
- 菅すげ
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
- 丸菅まるすげ
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
- 夕菅ゆうすげ
citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina); long yellow daylily
- 寒菅かんすげ
Carex morrowii
- 日光黄菅にっこうきすげ
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
- 浜菅はますげ
nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
- 白菅しらすげ
Carex alopecuroides var. chlorostachya (species of sedge)
- 真菅ますげ
sedge
- 綿菅わたすげ
cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei)
- 菅笠すげがさ
sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
- 菅藻すがも
Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
- 蝦夷黄菅えぞきすげ
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
- 表菅原おもてすがわら
scoring combination consisting of the January and March 20-point cards and the February 10-point card
- 裏菅原うらすがわら
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
Study
Etymology
菅 combines the grass radical 艹 with 官, which likely provides the sound. The character was created to name the sedge plant.
Meaning mnemonic
The grass radical 艹 sits above 官, like a government official (官) inspecting a field of sedge.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a can of sedge seeds being planted by an official: can -> カン.